Meanwhile I take up again the DUKW vignette, sometimes a rest is needed to finish, I will build a more simply model, a T-34/76 1/48 scale.

I choosed this one, I like a lot the T-34, I will build a T-34/76 from Factory Nš 112, is curious, Tamiya in its Box call the model T-34/76 model 41, but I compared this models with the planes of the "T-34 Mythical Weapon" and with some minor changes is 1942 late o early 1943 year model production.

Finally I decided to build this model... I accept suggest for the paint scheme.

T-34/76 Factory Nš112. model late 1942

The Tamiya kit is characteristic his 1/48 line products, well detailed and casted, but with the "die-cast" chasis, incomprehensible for me , I start to join the upper and dow cassis parts and clean the wheels.

I will use only a PE for the grilles, I like to build a simply model, I don't like crazy me with a lot of PE parts, Hauler PE sheet is perfect.

Inside I paint all with black, I obtain an artificial shadow perfect for don't see nothing in the interior.

Aaaaahhh! my Tamiya models... some kind of details never will change it... , I add tho plasticard cheet to cover this horrible empty.

I don't like to change the handles, but it needs clean a lot, is easier to replace its.

I detail the front with thin (0.13mm) plasticard and bolts, the welding are make with putty and texturized with X-Acto blade and the plastic welding with a small soldering iron tool:

Adrian Cronauer [imitating Walter Cronkite]: I just want to begin by saying to Roosevelt E. Roosevelt, what it is, what it shall be, what it was. The weather out there today is hot and shitty with continued hot and shitty in the afternoon. Tomorrow a chance of continued crappy with a pissy weather front coming down from the north. Basically, it's hotter than a snake's ass in a wagon rut.

The build work is done, I have made not many changes to update the Tamiya kit, to the planes that I was saw in the book, T-34 "Mythical Weapon", I was invested 22 hours to build it. I only use the Hauler PE kit, for the grilles, the reaminder was "home-cooked".

Sorry, When I spoken about "simply builds" I refered to don't change-sustitute a lot of pices, only to add detail, and sustitute the minimum of pices, this way is easier and effective way, I hope you understand it.

For Robert, for the handles I was used the "Bendicator" by Ausfwerks Design.

Excellent You couldn't tell from the photos that it is 1/48. Did you add the cast number on the turret? Very nice

I have some pics that may be of use to you. I will post them when I get home today.

Lawrence

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Adrian Cronauer [imitating Walter Cronkite]: I just want to begin by saying to Roosevelt E. Roosevelt, what it is, what it shall be, what it was. The weather out there today is hot and shitty with continued hot and shitty in the afternoon. Tomorrow a chance of continued crappy with a pissy weather front coming down from the north. Basically, it's hotter than a snake's ass in a wagon rut.